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== Guatemala: Ancestor's birth, marriage or death location and names of parents, children, or spouse are known <br> == | == Guatemala: Ancestor's birth, marriage or death location and names of parents, children, or spouse are known <br> == | ||
[https://familysearch.org/search '''FamilySearch Indexed records:''' ]Try searching first in indexed records. Try a variety of searches with ancestor’s name, or with parents’ names, or just by parents’ surnames AND using the option to limit locality by country Guatemala and under event use ANY and the name of the department in Guatemala. | [https://familysearch.org/search '''FamilySearch Indexed records:''' ]Try searching first in indexed records. Try a variety of searches with ancestor’s name, or with parents’ names, or just by parents’ surnames AND using the option to limit locality by country Guatemala and under event use ANY and the name of the department in Guatemala. | ||
[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list?page=1®ion=MEXICO '''FamilySearch Browse Images:'''] If no results from previous search for the ancestor or any siblings, you will have to browse images for the locality. [[Guatemala Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] began in 1877 in most of the municipalities of Guatemala. Some collections have indexes, search the indexes first. Catholic Church records are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. If you can find the ancestor in both record types, that is best as you will get more information to advance the pedigree. | [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list?page=1®ion=MEXICO '''FamilySearch Browse Images:'''] If no results from previous search for the ancestor or any siblings, you will have to browse images for the locality. [[Guatemala Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] began in 1877 in most of the municipalities of Guatemala. Some collections have indexes, search the indexes first. Catholic Church records are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. If you can find the ancestor in both record types, that is best as you will get more information to advance the pedigree. | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/catalog-search '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] Not all records for Guatemala are online, be sure to check the catalog before giving up on finding the records. | |||
== Research strategies<br> == | == Research strategies<br> == | ||